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Bentley has celebrated 100 years to the day\u00a0of their first race victory.\u00a0In celebration of the achievement, Bentley brought out the winning car itself, known as EXP2, to lead a parade of 3-Liter Bentleys at the\u00a0Brooklands\u00a0Racetrack<\/a> in Surrey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

EXP2 is the second car that\u00a0W.O. Bentley company ever constructed. Manufactured in 1921, it is the oldest Bentley in the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

24 3-liter cars from across the country gathered at the remaining section of the banked\u00a0Brooklands\u00a0circuit where it achieved its first win back\u00a0on\u00a0May 16, 1921.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cMotorsport success is a huge part of\u00a0Bentley\u2019s\u202f heritage, as it is for the Bentley Drivers Club. We were, therefore, determined to mark the centenary of the first Bentley racing win on 16 May 1921 at\u00a0Brooklands\u00a0on the very same date this year with the actual car, EXP2 itself, kindly provided by Bentley Motors.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\nBentley Drivers\u2019 Club Chairman, Richard Parkinson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

EXP2\u00a0claimed victory in the Whitsun Junior Sprint Handicap with \u2018works\u2019 driver Frank Clement<\/a> behind the wheel. It was the first of many victories for the 3-liter model culminating in two victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – first in 1924 with Clement and John Duff behind the wheel, and\u00a0once more in 1927. In addition, Duff also used a 3-liter in 1925 to capture 21 world records over a period of 24 hours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For Bentley, the early victories of the 3-liter\u00a0embedded motorsport in the company\u2019s foundation as well as enabling greater than 1,600 3-liter units to be manufactured and sold.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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EXP2\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Oldest Bentley in the World\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Upon\u00a0founding the company in\u00a01919, W.O. Bentley took two years to develop the engine and chassis for his first production model: the 3-liter, in which the company ended up producing 1,622 units from 1921 to 1929.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u00a0Experimentals, or EXPs for short,\u00a0were\u00a0key to their development program. The first was EXP1, which was the first car to carry the Bentley badge. Unfortunately, EXP1 has been lost to history with the possibility that the EXP1 was cannibalized to make the other EXPs. The second vehicle, EXP2<\/a>, is considered to be the oldest Bentley in existence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Originally, the EXP2 was created with a plain two-seat body, to serve as a development testbed for the chassis and engine. Later on, it was rebodied with a dark red bodywork as well as an aluminum bonnet, created by coachbuilders JH Easter of\u00a0Chagford\u00a0Street.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The EXP2\u2019s first race was held just nine days before it took its first win. On May 7, 1921, Frank Clement drove it at\u00a0Brooklands, but it failed to finish.\u00a0The next weekend, the EXP2 brushed off the ill-luck\u00a0of the first race and took to the track again, though this time claiming its first victory.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For two years, the EXP2 served a dual purpose of development testing and racing.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

25 years ago, the example had a complete rebuild to bring it back to its original specification. It is, unsurprisingly, one of the most important cars in the Bentley Heritage Collection<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Bentley has celebrated 100 years to the day\u00a0of their first race victory.\u00a0In celebration of the achievement, Bentley brought out the winning car itself, known as EXP2, to lead a parade of 3-Liter Bentleys at the\u00a0Brooklands\u00a0Racetrack in Surrey. EXP2 is the second car that\u00a0W.O. Bentley company ever constructed. 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